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Long Bay Correctional Complex

State complexMixedmaleUnder capacity (98%)LowHigh
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How to send mail, money, and visit Long Bay Correctional Complex

Step-by-step guidance using the Australia system — addresses, money services, visit booking, what to bring on your first visit.

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Historic Sydney facility with multiple discrete prisons on one campus. Includes the Long Bay Hospital, the state's main forensic-psychiatric inmate hospital.

Capacity

1,300

Current population

1,280

Occupancy

98%

Year opened

1909

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 20 May 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

male

Opened

1909

Region

New South Wales

Security level

Mixed

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

Multi-unit campus; conditions vary substantially between security tiers.

Visiting

Booked online via Corrective Services NSW. Photo ID and pre-approval required.

Mailing

Inmate Name & MIN, Long Bay Correctional Complex, 1300 Anzac Parade, Malabar NSW 2036, Australia.

Practical info

Public transport: 396 or 391 bus from Central Station.

Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Notable inmates

Ivan Milat (deceased 2019), Brett Cowan, various NSW high-profile inmates.

Contact & address

1300 Anzac Parade, Malabar, Sydney 2036
+61 2 9311 3777
Official site

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

5/100
Low concern5/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
5/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · In-custody-death signal in sources

This facility scores 5. The national average across 262 scored Australia facilities is 5 — matching the national average.

Related facilities

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Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.

Compared to other facilities in Australia

261 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 5/100 · peers avg: 5/100 (+0%)

Higher risk than 0% of peer facilities in Australia.

Occupancythis: 98% · peers avg: 93% (+6%)
Capacity (beds)this: 1300 · peers avg: 335 (+288%)

Data completeness

100%

How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.

Sources

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@misc{worldprisons-long-bay,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Long Bay Correctional Complex},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/long-bay},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}